What possible reason does a quilt shop have to offer classes, other than to boost their fabric & notions sales?
Anyone who is continually mourning the demise of the LQS should understand this. Often they even are paying non-teacher employees & overhead to stay open late to allow you to take the class. Of course you should do them the courtesy of buying your class supplies from them. I had the problem of not finding a local store "to my taste" as far as fabric. They had really good teachers & classes. They are no longer in business.